Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A construction worker in Saskatchewan has succumbed to injuries sustained from an 18-metre fall.
Blog Post #751 – General Motors of Canada Fined $160,000 after Worker Injured at Oshawa Plant
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
General Motors of Canada pleaded guilty and was fined $160,000 after a worker was hospitalized with injuries sustained from a 2,000-pound lift table falling and crushing the worker.
Blog Post #750 – Harrowsmith Business, Supervisor Given Fines Totaling $29,000 During Asbestos Clean Up
Excerpt from the government of Ontario ‘Newsroom’
Recovery Abatement & Insulation Ltd., a Harrowsmith business that conducts asbestos abatement, has pleaded guilty and has been fined $25,000 after workers were exposed to asbestos dust on a job site. A supervisor, Gregory Simpson, pleaded guilty to failing to ensure workers used protective clothing and equipment, and was fined $4,000.
Blog Post #749 – Study Probes Fracking
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Nova Scotia is commissioning a review on the health, social, economic and environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing.
Commonly known as “fracking”, the process involves pumping fluid or gas down a well to fracture rock below ground to access natural gas. “We have heard from Nova Scotians that they want to have their say and that review should be independent of government; we’ve listened on both counts,” Department of Energy Minister Charlie Parker said on August 28, 2013.